Friday, February 23, 2018

A warrant for Rabbi Yacov Simmonds's arrest was issued in October

Rabbi Yacov Simmonds, 42, was terminated from his position
as the director of development at Chabad-Lubavitch of Winnipeg, the
local branch of a larger Orthodox Jewish movement. (Tanner
Grywinski/CBC)

A rabbi well known in Winnipeg's Jewish community has been on
the lam since October after being charged with sexual assault, sexual
interference and invitation to sexual touching, CBC News has learned.

Police believe that Rabbi Yacov Simmonds, 42, has been hiding out
somewhere in the United States after a warrant was issued for his arrest
on three counts of sexual assault, three counts of sexual interference
and two counts of invitation to sexual touching.

'We believe this individual has fled
to the United States. Yacov Simmonds is aware of the warrant and we feel
he is actively evading police.' - Winnipeg police spokesman Const. Jay Murray

"We believe this individual has fled to the United States. Yacov
Simmonds is aware of the warrant and we feel he is actively evading
police," Winnipeg police spokesman Const. Jay Murray told CBC News.

"We have spoken to this individual … and for that reason, we know this individual is aware there is a warrant."

Simmonds had been terminated the previous year as the director of
development at Chabad-Lubavitch of Winnipeg — the local branch of a
larger Orthodox Jewish movement — when police first began their
investigation in May of 2017.

It is still an ongoing, active investigation so police could offer
few details on the matter. They could not comment on what efforts have
been made to locate Simmonds, whether police had made contact with
authorities in the United States, or further details on the alleged
victims.

Sexual interference involves touching a part of the body of any child under the age of 16.

CBC could not reach Simmonds for comment. None of these allegations have been proven in court.

Alleged incidents date back years

Police say it is possible that by the time they concluded the
investigation in October 2017, which was led by the child abuse unit,
Simmonds had already fled the country.

"It is very possible that this individual got wind of the
investigation, then fled and then the warrant was issued," Murray said.

The charges relate to incidents that occurred before Simmonds began
working for the Chabad-Lubavitch organization around 2000, the
organization's board of directors said in a prepared statement.

He primarily acted as a fundraiser for the organization and movement.

The allegations were first brought to the organization's attention in
January 2016, prior to the police investigation, "after which the
centre concluded an agreement to terminate Rabbi Simmonds' employment,"
the organization wrote in the prepared statement.

"As the matter is now before the courts and out of respect for the
families involved, we have no further comment to make at this time."

Termination announced in 2016

"Rabbi Yacov Simmonds is currently embarking on a career change; by
mutual agreement he is no longer part of the rabbinical staff or
administration of Chabad-Lubavitch of Winnipeg," the centre announced on
its website in August 2016.

"Chabad-Lubavitch expresses sincere gratitude to Rabbi Yacov Simmonds
for his years of devoted work and tremendous accomplishments for Chabad
and for Winnipeg's Jewish Community. We wish him success in his future
endeavors."

Chabad-Lubavitch is a sect of the Hasidic movement, one of the
largest Orthodox Jewish movements in the world. The Winnipeg centre
opened its doors in 1972. It offers summer and winter camps for youth,
operates the Jewish Learning Centre on Mathers Avenue and offers a
range of other services.

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